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E-mailAfro Celt Sound System's 'Further in Time'
• A decade of challenge and change in Irish and Irish-American music
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• Afro Celt Sound System’s 'Volume 3: Further in Time'
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The blueprint of this decade of global assimilation began with a band of Irish and African musicians that began to jam in Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios. Released on June 18, 2001, The Afro Celt Sound System’s "Volume 3: Further in Time" was 70 minutes and 42 seconds of wicked international grooves that sounds like nothing that came before or after it.
"Further in Time" brought the Afro Celt Sound System a Grammy nomination, primarily for the cinematic ambient epics of “North/North 2,” the ferocious Celtic/African jam of “Colossus,” and radio-friendly ditties like “When You’re Falling.” There is something for everyone on this album, which is chock-full of sharp fiddle and flute playing that is Irish and otherworldly at the same time.
The formal band lineup for "Volume 3" included Simon Emmerson, James McNally, Iarla O’Lionaird, Martin Russell, N’Faly Kouyate, Demba Barry, Johnny Kalsi, Moussa Sissokho, uilleann piper Emer Mayock, and newcomer Mass. The list of contributing guest musicians included some very big names, including Peter Gabriel (who sang vocals and played keyboards on the hit single “When You’re Falling”), former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant, who provided lead vocals for “Life Begin Again,” and Altan’s Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh and Ciaran Tourish. British producer Stephen Hague (New Order, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys) co-produced several tracks alongside Simon, Martin, and James, ensuring that no melody was twisted without alienating anyone on the dance floor.
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